"My Administration Will Not Negotiate With Terrorists Or Grant Amnesty"..... El-Rufai Warns.

"It is our duty to wipe them out, and until we send them to their maker, the security agencies are taking the war to the forest and we are eliminating them".

"I am grateful to the Air Force, Army, Police and the DSS for being always prompt otherwise it would have been worse".


...... Continue to be patient and vigilant, as well as support government and security agencies to win the war against the bandits.


Following Sunday attacks on communities in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Councils of Kaduna state, by armed bandits, the Kaduna state, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai has come out talking tough.

El-Rufai gave a solemn declaration on Monday after his visit to the victims of the affected communities that his administration would not negotiate with bandits or grant them amnesty.

The Governor made these remarks while on the spot assessment visit to Karewa and four other villages in Igabi and Giwa local government where 51 villagers were massacred by bandits in an early morning attack on Sunday.

While on the visit to the affected victims of the communities, the Governor also apologised for his administration’s inability to protect the people.

News reports revealed that four houses and six vehicles were reportedly destroyed in the attack while search by the villagers for their missing family members.

The Governor noted that if not for the intervention of the personnel of security agencies, the situation would have been worse.

"If not for the security agencies prompt intervention they would have wiped out the entire villages", he said.

"I also came to apologise for failure to protect you fully, we are doing our best to minimise such incidents, you should continue to forgive us".

"But we are doing the best we can and we are hoping that this banditry issue will be addressed because security personnel are on ground to manage the situation".

He lamented the land mass of the state saying it poses as a challenge in securing the state.

"In Kaduna we have vast land. If the security close one area they attack
another area", he lamented.

The governor told the villagers that he had asked the security agencies to wipe out the bandits.

"It is our duty to wipe them out, and until we send them to their maker, the security agencies are taking the war to the forest and we are eliminating them", he said.

According to him, security operatives intervened shortly after the attack, both on ground and in the air, and succeeded in wiping out the attackers.

"The security agencies are doing the best they can, but they find it difficult to get to remote areas in good time due to poor access roads while the natives also find it difficult to get to security personnel due to poor GSM network".

"But I am grateful to the Air Force, Army, Police and the DSS for being always prompt otherwise it would have been worse".

The Governor urged the people to continue to be patient and vigilant, as well as support government and security agencies to win the war against the bandits.

Gov. el-Rufai prayed for peaceful repose of the souls of those who died and directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide relief materials for the victims.

On the Governor's entourage to the scene of the attacks are the GOC 1 Division, the Kaduna state Commissioner of Police and the Kaduna state Director of the DSS.

Others are Chairmen of Igabi and Giwa local councils and other government functionaries in the state.

Earlier at the visit, District Head of Karewa, Alhaji Ibrahim Damu called on the state government to intensify efforts in tackling security challenges in the area, as the people were living in constant fear.

He also urged residents to be vigilant at all times.